Fresh off the release of his debut solo full-length, Escape From Plaza-Midwood, Jon Lindsay is launching a US tour winning over new fans and pleasing those already in the know. Jon’s also recording a Daytrotter Session on November 22. With the exception of four solo shows in Charlotte and New York (CMJ), Jon will be joined by his four-piece backing band, which includes EFPM co-producer Chris Walldorf on drums, Kyle Dussault on keys, Grant Funderburk on guitar and Brett Harris on bass. Jon and the band recently streamed a live concert from Walldorf’s Sioux Sioux Studio in Charlotte, NC on Ustream (click here to watch).

We’re also excited to announce that the Charlotte Observer just did a huge feature on Jon Lindsay in Sunday’s A&E section (read here).

UPCOMING US TOUR DATES
10/8 – Charlotte, NC @ Petra’s Piano Bar and Cabaret w/ Justin Faircloth & Stephen Warwick
10/9 – Charlotte, NC @ Petra’s Piano Bar and Cabaret w/ Dylan Gilbert
10/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store (solo)
10/18 – New York, NY @ The Delancey (solo)
10/26 – Plaza-Midwood, NC @ Snug Harbor (JL’s The Catch Fire) w/ Futurebirds
11/5 – Atlanta, GA @ Star Bar
11/6 – Boone, NC @ Boone Saloon w/ Stephanie’s id
11/13 – Wilmington, NC @ Gravity Records (in-store)
11/13 – Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox Upstairs
11/16 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall (Presented by Sunsetintherearview.com)
11/17 – Dover, DE @ The Golden Fleece Tavern
11/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ Everyday Rockets
11/19 – New York, NY @ Piano’s
11/20 – Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon Street
11/21 – Chicago, IL @ Reggies’s w/ tintincan
11/22 – Daytrotter Session
11/23 – Nashville, TN @ The 5 Spot w/ The Suicide Hearts
12/3 – Plaza-Midwood, NC @ Snug Harbor, w/ Stephanie’s id

If you follow Jon Lindsay on Twitter (@jonlindsaymusic) you’ll be entered to win one of 10 prize packs that include a CD (Escape From Plaza-Midwood), 7″ (Coping Strategies) and two tickets to Jon’s CD release party at the Visulite Theatre in Charlotte, NC on August 28th. If you already follow Jon on Twitter then you’re already eligible to win.

RT this message for a double entry:
“Follow @jonlindsaymusic for a chance to win CDs/Tickets to his release show in Charlotte on 8/28. For details: http://tinyurl.com/2d7g5tz”

Jon’s debut full-length, Escape From Plaza-Midwood is out August 17th digitally and in stores worldwide. The first 200 store orders come with a free copy of the 7″!

August 28th – Jon Lindsay with Modern Skirts and Small Ponds
Visulite Theatre, Charlotte, NC

If you don’t live in the Charlotte area you’re still eligible to win the CD/7″.

We’re excited to announce the first in a planned series of Jon Lindsay twitter contests and reward programs. Essentially, you’ll be rewarded for spreading the Jon Lindsay tip on Twitter and when we hit goals we will be giving out prizes.

twitter.com/jonlindsaymusic

Here’s the deal. If you post the following message to your Twitter account we will send you a secret link to download a free unreleased Jon Lindsay song. When we hit certain milestones we’ll be giving away prizes to random JL followers, new and old. First the Tweet:

“@jonlindsaymusic Follow Jon Lindsay to be eligible for prizes incl. a customized iPod. Visit http://tinyurl.com/28r7x9t for details.”

Just tweet that message and we’ll send you a free JL MP3.

Here are the milestones and prizes:

500 followers: Ten (10) Escape From Plaza-Midwood album downloads.

1000 followers: Ten (10) Escape From Plaza-Midwood album downloads, five (5) Escape From Plaza-Midwood CDs & One (1) autographed test pressing of the Coping Strategies 7″. There are only test pressings in existence!

2500 followers: Ten (10) Escape From Plaza-Midwood album downloads, five (5) Escape From Plaza-Midwood CDs & five (5) Coping Strategies 7″ records. BONUS: If we hit this goal by August 17 we will give away a custom engraved iPod Nano 8 gig preloaded with Escape From Plaza-Midwood and a 20 song playlist hand picked by Jon Lindsay.

We’ll announce future contests and giveaways via @jonlindsaymusic and here, so subscribe to our RSS feed and follow Jon’s twitter and blog.

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Friend of the label, and my personal friend, Evan Knotek passed away last night after suffering from a stroke on June 6th. Evan was in his mid-forties and is gone too soon. Evan was a filmmaker from Charlotte, NC and was working on a documentary about the Milestone Club in Charlotte. He’d interviewed luminaries like Ian Mackaye and Mike Mills for the project. Evan is survived by his family, including his beautiful wife Jodi and beautiful daughter Maya. When I get more information about donations I will update this post.

This was Evan’s Facebook picture.

We’re currently taking submissions for our first ever European indie rock compilation album entitled Euro Conversion Volume 1. There are just so many outstanding European indie bands that need some US exposure and that’s our plan – release an digital compilation of all European indie rock bands and promote the dickens out of it in the US.

If your band would like to submit tracks for possible inclusion, please email info@chocolatelabrecords.com with links to Myspace and or MP3s (no email attachments please). There is no fee of any kind for bands to be involved. In fact, bands will split the proceeds for the album sales.